Metallic barrel.



W. E. BENIIS.

METALLIC BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19. |915.'

Patented Nov. 7

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D STATES PATENT onirica..

WILLIAM E. BEMIS, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARD OIL COMPNY OF NEW YORK, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

METALLIC BARREL.

Specication of Letters Paten Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

AApplication filedl March 19, 1915. Serial No. 15,419.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BnMIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at 26 Broadway, city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new and 'usefullmprovements in Metallic Barrels, 9f which-the following is a speciicatio This invention relates to metallic barrels or other shipping and storing vessels, and in particular to such vessels which'are intended also for dispensing purposes, the primary object being the provision of a barrel the head of which has both discharge and filling bung-holes and plugs for these holes, the plug for the filling bung-holebeing provided with an 'air vent andmeans associated with the latter for preventing leakage through the vent at times ywhen the barrel is tipped on its side and the level of the liquid contents of the barrel is situated above the vent.

The ventfor dispensing barrels is usually Aprovided in a bung mounted in the side o f the barrel, but this disposition of the vent is objectionable for obvious reasons, particularly in the construction of metallic vessels. It is therefore my purpose to provide a barrel construction embodying a head vent having means associated therewith for rendering the same as efficient for the purpose ofv admitting air pressure to the interior of the barrel, while its contents are beingv disensed, as the usual side vent, and which will e free from the obj ectionabld features of the latter.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization, as hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that it may be fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a barrel constructed in accordance with the present linvention and having the plugs for the filling and discharge bung-holes applied thereto and sealed to adapt the barrel for transportation purposes; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal secltional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the barrel eXteriorly disposed operative position in solid lines land in its interiorly disposed inoperative position in dotted lines.

' Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 designates a barrel which is constructed of some suitable metal, such as steel or the like,

and one of the heads 2 of which is con- -threaded and is provided with an angular turning head 7, is adapted to be threaded into the filling bung-hole 4 by means of a Y wrench or other suitable turning tool (not shown), the head 7 being eXteriorly disposed. A washer 8 is mounted upon the plug 6 in interposed relation to the barrel head and the turning head 7 of the plug so as to afford a tight joint. Both the inner and the outer ends of the plug are recessed as at 9 and 10 i respectively so that a comparatively thin interior wall 11 is formed. This wall 11 is provided medially with a threaded vent 12 in which the threaded end 13 of a vent tube 14 is adapted to be engaged. This tubeis provided adjacent to its threaded end with an annular limiting flange 15 for engagement with the plugl wall 11 when the said end of the tube is-tted within the vent 12. The threaded end of the tube is longer than the vent 12 and thus will project through the vent to an extent suiiicient to permit the application of closure cap 16 thereto. This cap is adapted to be applied to the said tube end only when the tube is disposed in its inoperative osition within the barrel, and then it will e countersunk within the plug recess 10. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) The said rei cess is constructed larger than -the cap 16 so as to permit the ready application of a wrench or other suitable turning tool (not shown) to the cap for the purpose of applying or detaching the same. Washers 17 and 18 rare adapted to be mounted on the threaded end 13 of the vent tube adjacent to the cap and the flange 15 respectively so as to be forced against the plug wall 11 when the cap is tightened upon the said tube end. A tight joint will thus be eected. Thevent tube is provided at its opposite end with a, lateral extension 19 which is constructed as long as possible and yet not too long to prevent its'ready insertion through the filling bunghole when applied to the inner end of the plug 6. When practicable, the said bunghole should'be constructed so large in diameter that the tube extension 19 will just clear the yadjacent side wall of the barrel when the tube is in its interiorly disposed inoperative position and the plug is rotated during the application or withdrawal of the same. The end of the tube extension 19 is exteriorly screw threaded for the application of a olosure cap 20 thereto and the clearance between the said tube end and the barrel wall should be suiicient' to prevent the cap 20 from engaging the said wall when it is applied to the tube.

A. solid plug 21 having a head 22 is adapted to be threaded into the smaller discharge bung-hole 5 when the barrel is not in use for dispensing purposes. A washer 23 is adapted to be'mounted upon the said-plug between its head 22 and the corresponding thick portion of the barrel head to aord a tight joint. An apertured lug 24 is formed upon the inner end of the last mentioned plug, that is,"`

the end opposite the head 22 for a purpose .which will be set forth hereinafr. The

plug is provided in its head with a recess wall, is provided with a'radial opening 25 for a purpose which will he described presently, and which extends through one of the annular exterior faces of the plug head, which latter is intended to have a wrench or other turning tool Snot shown) applied thereto. When .the p ug 21 is extracted from the receiving bung-hole, a dispensing faucet, such as that indicated by the numeral 26 in Fig. 3 may be applied'to the said bung-hole,for use in' dispensing the contents of the barrel.

The head of the barrel which bears the filling and dispensing means 'ust described has apertured lugs 27'v forme upon its exterior face adjacent to therespective hungholes. rlhese lugs are adapted to have wire seals 28 inserted therethrough, the one for in its applied position. The seal for the during transportation or storage.

large plug 6 however is threaded through an opening 29 which is provided in the head 7 of the said plug.' The plugs may thus he sealed to prevent -tamperin with the contents of the same by unaut orized persons In this use of the barrel, the vent tube 14: is mounted in its inoperative position within the barrel so that it 'will be shielded against injury ineens? and will not afford an obstruction. lits ends l of permitting the reversal of the vent tube in position and has been reapplied to the lling bung-hole. Before placing the barrel in its horizontal position, the vent tube 1d should be vturned also into a position wherein its lateral extension 19 extends outward in a radial direction. When the barrel is in position for use as a dispensing receptacle, the outer end of the vent tube will thus he disposed at or above the level of the liquidcontents of the barrel so that there can be no overflow through the tube, but the entrance of air will be permitted when the liquid has receded to the level of the plug vent 12. rllhe broken wire seal which is connected with the apertured lug 27 disposed adjacent to the lower discharge bung-hole may be inserted through the apertured lug 24: of the plug 21 and may be twisted in some suitable shion to secure the said plug to the head or the barrel in a position convenient for reed to have one end thereof engaged within the vent of the said plug, the said tube'being reversible in position upon the plug, and dischar 'ng means for the barrel.

2. A arrel having a head provided with a vent bung-hole, a vent plug adapted to he mounted detachably within the bung-hole and having a vent therein, a vent tube adapted to have one end thereof engaged within the vent of the said plug, the said tube heing reversible in position upon the plug, means for closing the said tube when in one of its positions, and discharging means for the barrel. A

3. A barrel having a head provided with a vent hung-hole, a vent plug adapted to he i mounted detachably within the hung-hole and having a vent therein, a vent tube adapted to have one end thereof engaged within the vent of the said plug, the said tube being reversible in position upon thev plug, the free end portion of the said tube being provided with an angular extension adapted to project radially With respect to the barrel and discharging means for the barrel.

4. A barrel having a head provided with a vent bung-hole, a vent. plug adapted to be mounted detachably Within the bung-hole and being provided medially With athreadedvopening, a vent tube having one of its ends threaded and adapted to be mounted reversibly Within the said "opening of the plug, and discharging means for the barrel.

5. A barrel having ahead provided with a vent bung-hole, a vent'plug adapted to be mounted detachably Within the bung-hole and being provided medially with a threaded opening, a vent tube having one of its ends threaded and adapted to be mounted reversibly Within the said opening of the plug, the threaded end of the Atubebeing adapted to protrude through the plug iny either position, aclosure cap adapted to be threaded onto the protruding end of said tube, and discharging means for the barrel.

` 6. A barrel having a head provided with a vent bung-hole, a vent plug adapted to be mounted detachably Within -the bung-hole` and being provided medially with a threaded opening, a vent tube having one of its ends threaded and adapted to be mounted reversibly Within the said opening of the plug, the threaded end of the tube being adapted to protrude through' the plug in either position, and a closure cap adapted to be threaded onto the protruding end of said tube, the opposite 'end of, the tube being threaded, and a closure cap adapted to be fitted onto the last named ,end of the tube, and discharging means for the. barrel.

7 A barrel having a head provided with a vent bung-hole, a vent plug adapted to be mounted detachably Within the bung-hole and being provided medially with a threaded' opening, a vent` tube having one of its ends threaded and adapted to be mounted reversibly Within the said opening of the plug, the said vent tube having its free end C. E. STUBEL, F. A. S'roNEBAoK. 

